Citric catalysis on the microbiological leaching of chalcopyrite fine grained tailings in shake flask

Research Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 64-67

  Li, Dou ^a   Li, Dongwei ^a,b,c  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^c State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Methane Drainage in Complex Coal Gas Seam   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Chalcopyrite fine grained tailings; Citric catalysis; Microbiological leaching; SEM

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS THIOOXIDANS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78650257216     PISSN: 09736263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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